Below is a summary of fishery disaster determinations, in reverse chronological order, with information on each determination, including the disaster request, decision letter, press release, and funding authority.
Fishery/Area Affected: Smith River Chinook Salmon Fishery
Region: West Coast Region
Fishery Resource Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Chairperson Jeri Lynn Thompson
Request Received: 01/16/2024
Request Letter (PDF, 3 pages)
Acknowledgment Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Request Deemed Complete:
Determination Due:
Secretary of Commerce Determination and Allocation
Determination:
Determination Date:
Cause of Disaster:
Determination Letter
Allocation Date:
Allocation Press Release:
Amount:
Fishery/Area Affected: Upper Cook Inlet East Side Setnet Salmon Fishery
Region: Alaska Region
Fishery Resource Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Governor Mike Dunleavy
Request Received: 01/08/2024
Request Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Acknowledgment Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Request Deemed Complete: 03/25/2024
Determination Due: 07/23/2024
Secretary of Commerce Determination and Allocation
Determination:
Determination Date:
Cause of Disaster:
Determination Letter
Allocation Date:
Allocation Press Release:
Amount:
Fishery/Area Affected: Chignik Salmon Fishery
Region: Alaska Region
Fishery Resource Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Governor Mike Dunleavy
Request Received: 01/08/2024
Request Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Acknowledgment Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Request Deemed Complete: 03/25/2024
Determination Due: 07/23/2024
Secretary of Commerce Determination and Allocation
Determination:
Determination Date:
Cause of Disaster:
Determination Letter
Allocation Date:
Allocation Press Release:
Amount:
Fishery/Area Affected: Bering Sea Snow Crab Fishery
Region: Alaska Region
Fishery Resource Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Mayor Jacob Merculief
Request Received: 12/08/2023
Request Letter (PDF, 4 pages)
Acknowledgment Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Request Deemed Complete: 1/05/2024
Determination Due: 05/03/2024
Secretary of Commerce Determination and Allocation
Determination:
Determination Date:
Cause of Disaster:
Determination Letter
Allocation Date:
Allocation Press Release
Amount:
Fishery/Area Affected: Louisiana Shrimp Fisheries
Region: Southeast Region
Fishery Resource Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Governor John Bel Edwards
Request Received: 10/18/2023
Request Letter (PDF, 3 pages)
Acknowledgment Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Request Deemed Complete:
Determination Due:
Secretary of Commerce Determination and Allocation
Determination:
Determination Date:
Cause of Disaster:
Determination Letter
Allocation Date:
Allocation Press Release
Amount:
Fishery/Area Affected: Upper Cook Inlet East Side Setnet and Nelson Lagoon Salmon fishery
Region: Alaska Region
Fishery Resource Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Governor Mike Dunleavy
Request Received: 10/12/2023
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Acknowledgment Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Request Deemed Complete: 12/06/2023
Determination Due: 04/04/2024
Secretary of Commerce Determination and Allocation
Determinations
Determination Date: 04/08/2024
Cause of Disaster: Natural
Determination Letters
Allocation Date:
Allocation Press Release
Amount:
Fishery/Area Affected: Alabama Shrimp Fisheries
Region: Southeast Region
Fishery Resource Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Governor Kay Ivey
Request Received: 10/18/2023
Request Letter (PDF, 3 pages)
Acknowledgment Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Request Deemed Complete:
Determination Due:
Secretary of Commerce Determination and Allocation
Determination:
Determination Date:
Cause of Disaster:
Determination Letter
Allocation Date:
Allocation Press Release
Amount:
Fishery/Area Affected: Kuskokwim River Chinook, Chum, and Coho Salmon Fisheries
Region: Alaska Region
Fishery Resource Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Governor Mike Dunleavy
Request Received: 09/15/2023
Request Letter (PDF, 19 pages)
Acknowledgement Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Request Deemed Complete: 12/27/2023
Determination Due: 04/25/2024
Secretary of Commerce Determination and Allocation
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 04/08/2024
Cause of Disaster: Natural
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Allocation Date:
Allocation Press Release
Amount:
Fishery/Area Affected: Florida’s Big Bend Region
Region: Southeast Region
Fishery Resource Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Governor Ron DeSantis
Request Received: 09/06/2023
Request Letter (PDF, 1 pages)
Acknowledgement Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Request Deemed Complete:
Determination Due:
Secretary of Commerce Determination and Allocation
Determination
Determination Date:
Cause of Disaster:
Determination Letter
Allocation Date:
Allocation Press Release
Amount:
Fishery/Area Affected: Klamath River Fall Chinook Salmon Fishery
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Joseph L. James, Chairperson, Yurok Tribe
Request Received: 07/11/23
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Acknowledgement Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Request Deemed Complete: 07/18/2023
Determination Due: 11/15/2023
Secretary of Commerce Determination and Allocation
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 9/26/2023
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Allocation Date: 12/07/2023
Amount: $4.3 million
Fishery/Area Affected: Klamath River and Ocean Salmon Fisheries
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Fawn C. Murphy, Tribal Chairperson, Resighini Rancheria Tribe
Request Received: 6/8/2023
Request Letter: (PDF, 2 pages)
Acknowledgement Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Request Deemed Complete:
Determination Due:
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination:
Determination Date:
Cause of Disaster:
Determination Letter
Allocation Date:
Allocation Press Release
Amount:
Fishery/Area Affected: Puget Sound Coho and Fall Chum Salmon Fisheries
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Jeromy Sullivan, Chairman, Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe
Request Received: 5/17/2023
Request Letter: (PDF, 2 pages)
Acknowledgement Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Date Request Deemed Complete: 12/23/2023
Determination Due: 04/21/2024
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 04/08/2024
Cause of Disaster: Natural
Determination Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Allocation Date:
Allocation Press Release
Amount:
Fishery/Area Affected: Oregon Ocean Commercial Salmon Fisheries
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Governor Tina Kotek
Request Received: 04/17/2023
Request letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Acknowledgement Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Request Deemed Complete:
Determination Due:
Secretary of Commerce Determination:
Determination:
Determination Date:
Press Release
Cause of Disaster:
Determination Letter
Allocation Date:
Allocation Press Release
Amount:
Fishery/Area Affected: Sacramento River Fall Chinook,
Klamath River Fall Chinook, Ocean, and Inland Salmon Fisheries
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Lt. Governor Eleni Kounalakis
Request Received: 04/06/2023
Request letter (PDF, 3 pages)
Acknowledgement Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Request Deemed Complete: 08/03/2023
Secretary of Commerce Determination:
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 10/30/2023
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Allocation Date: 02/01/2024
Amount: $20.6 million
Fishery/Area Affected: Klamath River Fall Chinook Salmon Fishery
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Joseph L. James, Chairman, Yurok Tribe
Request Received: 04/04/2023
Request letter (PDF, 5 pages)
Acknowledgement Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Request Deemed Complete: 08/03/2023
Secretary of Commerce Determination and Allocation
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 9/26/2023
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Allocation Date: 12/07/2023
Amount: $8.2 million
Fishery/Area Affected: Maryland Commerical Multi-Species Fishery
Region: Greater Atlantic Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Governor Wes Moore
Request Date: 3/15/2023
Request Letter (PDF, 6 pages)
Acknowledgement Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Date Request Deemed Complete: 10/25/2023
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Denied
Determination Date: 12/12/2023
Cause of Disaster: N/A
Determination Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Allocation Date: N/A
Press Release: N/A
Amount: N/A
Fishery/Area Affected: Alaska Yukon River Salmon Fisheries
Region: Alaska Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Governor Mike Dunleavy
Request Date: 11/29/2022
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Acknowledgement Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Request Deemed Complete: N/A
Secretary of Commerce Determination and Allocation
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 10/06/2023
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Amount: $1,594,841
Fishery/Area Affected: Bristol Bay Red King Crab and Bering Sea Snow Crab Fisheries
Region: Alaska Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Governor Mike Dunleavy
Request Date: 10/21/2022
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Acknowledgment Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Date Request Deemed Complete: N/A
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 12/16/2022
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Allocation Date: 05/18/2023
Amount: $96,718,184
Fishery/Area Affected: Florida Fisheries - TBD
Region: Southeast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Governor Ron DeSantis
Request Received: 10/15/2022
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Acknowledgment Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Request Deemed Complete:
Determination Due:
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination:
Determination Date:
Cause of Disaster:
Determination Letter
Allocation Date:
Allocation Press Release
Amount:
Fishery/Area Affected: Prince William Sound Chinook and Sockeye Salmon
Region: Alaska Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Governor Mike Dunleavy
Request Date: 07/13/2022
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Acknowledgement Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Denied
Determination Date: 04/28/2023
Cause of Disaster: N/A
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Allocation Date: N/A
Press Release: N/A
Amount: N/A
Fishery/Area Affected: Copper River/Prince William Sound Coho and Pink Salmon Fisheries
Region: Alaska Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Governor Mike Dunleavy
Request Date: 07/13/2022
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Acknowledgement Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Date Request Deemed Complete: N/A
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 12/16/2022
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Allocation Date: 05/15/2023
Amount: $15,746,103
Fishery/Area Affected: Klamath River Fall Chinook Salmon Fishery
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Joseph L. James, Chairman, Yurok Tribe
Request Date: 04/25/2021
Request Letter (PDF, 4 pages)
Acknowledgment Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Date Request Deemed Complete: N/A
Secretary of Commerce Determination and Allocation
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 10/06/2023
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Amount: $405,778
Fishery/Area Affected: Kuskokwim River Salmon Fishery
Region: Alaska Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Governor Mike Dunleavy
Request Date: 03/28/2022
Request Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Acknowledgement Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Date Request Deemed Complete: N/A
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 12/16/2022
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Allocation Date: 5/15/2023
Amount: $1,269,586*
**The Norton Sound and Kuskokwim River salmon disaster requests were combined in the determination and allocation analysis due to fishery confidentiality.
Fishery/Area Affected: California Red Sea Urchin Fishery
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Governor Gavin Newsom
Request Date: 02/25/2022
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Acknowledgment Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Date Request Deemed Complete: N/A
Secretary of Commerce Determination and Allocation
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 10/06/2023
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Allocation Date: 1/29/2024
Amount: $1,648,366
Fishery/Area Affected: Norton Sound Red King Crab Fishery
Region: Alaska Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Governor Mike Dunleavy
Request Date: 03/21/2022
Request Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Acknowledgment Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Date Request Deemed Complete: N/A
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 12/16/2022
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Allocation Date: 5/15/2023
Amount: $2,807,021
Fishery/Area Affected: Norton Sound Chum and Coho Salmon Fisheries
Region: Alaska Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Governor Mike Dunleavy
Request Date: 03/09/2022
Request Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Acknowledgment Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Date Request Deemed Complete: N/A
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 12/16/2022
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Allocation Date: 5/15/2023
Amount: $1,269,586*
*The Norton Sound and Kuskokwim River salmon disaster requests were combined in the determination and allocation analysis due to fishery confidentiality.
Fishery/Area Affected: Mississippi Shrimp and Oyster Fisheries
Region: Southeast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Governor Tate Reeves
Request Date: 11/05/2021
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Acknowledgment Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Date Request Deemed Complete: N/A
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 06/26/2023
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Allocation Date: 01/29/2024
Amount: $2,993,283
Fishery/Area Affected: Bering Sea Snow Crab, Bering Sea Tanner crab, and Bristol Bay Red King crab
Region: Alaska Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Governor Mike Dunleavy
Request Date: 03/03/2022
Request Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Acknowledgement Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Date Request Deemed Complete: N/A
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 12/16/2022
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Allocation Date: 5/15/2023
Amount: $94,584,310
Fishery/Area Affected: Alaska Chignik Salmon Fishery
Region: Alaska Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Governor Mike Dunleavy
Request Date: 11/15/2021
Request Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Secretary of Commerce Determination and Allocation
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 12/16/2022
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a); IFA 308(b)
Determination Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Amount: $4,994,897
Fishery/Area Affected: Oregon Salmon Fisheries
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Governor Kate Brown
Request Date: 10/04/2021
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination and Allocation
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 10/06/2023
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter:
Amount: $7,050,722
Fishery/Area Affected: Louisiana Fisheries
Region: Southeast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser
Request Date: 09/08/2021
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination and Allocation
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 10/06/2023
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter:
Amount: $7,450,423
Fishery/Area Affected: Puget Sound Fall Chum Salmon Fisheries
Region: West Coast Region
Fishery Resource Disaster Request
Requester: Chairman Kristopher K. Peters
Request Date: 07/13/2021
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Acknowledgement Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Date Request Deemed Complete: N/A
Date Determination Due: N/A
Secretary of Commerce Determination and Allocation
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 12/06/2023
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Allocation Date: 04/15/2024
Amount: $206,000
Fishery/Area Affected: Fraser River Sockeye Salmon and Puget Sound Fall Chum Salmon Fisheries
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Chairman Jeromy Sullivan
Request Date: 02/24/2021
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Date Request Deemed Complete: 12/23/2023
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination:
Determination Date:
Press Release:
Cause of Disaster:
Determination Authority:
Determination Letter:
Fishery/Area Affected: Norton Sound, Yukon River, Chignik, Kuskokwim River, and Southeast Alaska Salmon Fisheries
Region: Alaska Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Governor Mike Dunleavy
Request Date: 03/08/2021; 09/14/2021
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages) Request Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 01/22/2022
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a); IFA 308(b)
Determination Letter: (PDF, 1 page)
Amount:
Fishery/Area Affected: Gulf of Alaska Pacific Cod Fishery
Region: Alaska Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Governor Mike Dunleavy
Request Date: 03/08/2021
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 01/21/2022
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a); IFA 308(b)
Determination Letter: (PDF, 1 page)
Amount: $17,790,330
Fishery/Area Affected: Bering Sea Tanner Crab Fishery
Region: Alaska Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Governor Mike Dunleavy
Request Date: 03/08/2021
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 01/21/2022
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a); IFA 308(b)
Determination Letter: (PDF, 1 page)
Amount: $12,948,148
Fishery/Area Affected: Copper River and Prince William Sound Salmon Fisheries
Region: Alaska Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Governor Mike Dunleavy
Request Date: 03/08/2021
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 01/21/2022
Cause of Disaster: MSA 312(a); IFA 308(b)
Determination Authority:
Determination Letter: (PDF, 1 page)
Amount: $34,360,624
Fishery/Area Affected: Alaska Salmon Fisheries
Region: Alaska Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Governor Mike Dunleavy
Request Date: 03/08/2021
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 01/21/2022
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a); IFA 308(b)
Determination Letter: (PDF, 1 page)
Amount: $9,414,087
Fishery/Area Affected: 2020 Non-Tribal Ocean Chinook, Coho, Chum, and Sockeye Salmon Fisheries
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Governor Jay Inslee
Request Date: 02/10/2021
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 12/16/2022
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Amount: $3,458,609
Fishery/Area Affected: Washington Non-Tribal Columbia River, Wallipa Bay, Puget Sound Salmon Fisheries
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Governor Jay Inslee
Request Date: 02/10/2021
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 12/16/2022
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Amount: $3,764,202
Fishery/Area Affected: Florida Fisheries
Region: Southeast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Governor Ron DeSantis
Request Date: 12/15/2020
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination:
Determination Date:
Press Release:
Cause of Disaster:
Determination Authority:
Determination Letter:
Fishery/Area Affected: Yurok Tribe
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Joseph L. James, Chairman, Yurok Tribe
Request Date: 10/30/2020; 04/25/2021
Request Letter (PDF, 7 pages); Request Letter (PDF, 4 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 09/01/2022
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Amount: $854,496
Fishery/Area Affected: Louisiana finfish, oyster and shrimp fisheries
Region: Southeast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Governor John Bel Edwards
Request Date: 09/25/2020
Request Letter (PDF, 3 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 06/26/2023
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a); IFA 308(b)
Amount: $19,701,988
Fishery/Area Affected: Washington Fraser River and Puget Sound Salmon
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Jeromy Sullivan, Chairman, Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe
Request Date: 01/28/2020; 09/15/2020
Request Letter: Port Gamble (PDF, 5 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 09/01/2022
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Amount: $551,150
Fishery/Area Affected: Washington Puget Sound Fall Chum Salmon
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Arnold Cooper, Chairman, Squaxin Island Tribe
Request Date: 06/01/20
Request Letter: Squaxin Island (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 09/01/2022
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter
Amount: $411,920
Fishery/Area Affected: Washington Green and Duwamish River Salmon
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Jaison Elkins, Chairperson, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe
Request Date: 05/14/2020; 04/05/2021
Request Letter: Muckleshoot (PDF, 8 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination and Allocation
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 10/06/2023
Cause of Disaster: Unknown causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter:
Amount: $1,218,502
Fishery/Area Affected: Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New Hampshire Atlantic herring
Region: Greater Atlantic Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Governor Janet Mills (ME); Governor Charles Baker (MA); Governor Christopher Sununu (NH); Governor Gina Raimondo (RI); Philip D. Murphy (NJ)
Request Date: 07/06/2020; 08/18/2020; 09/10/2020; 10/14/2020; 03/23/2021
Request Letters: Maine (PDF, 4 pages); Massachusetts (PDF; 2 pages); New Hampshire (PDF; 2 pages); Rhode Island (PDF, 2 pages); New Jersey (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 11/22/2021
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter: Maine (PDF, 1 page), Massachusetts (PDF, 1 page), New Hampshire (PDF, 1 page), Rhode Island (PDF, 1 page), New Jersey (PDF, 1 page)
Amount: (Total) $11,259,151
(Maine) $7,198,987
(Massachusetts) $3,215,045
(New Hampshire) $603,820
(Rhode Island) $241,299
Fishery/Area Affected: Norton Sound Red King Crab
Region: Alaska Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Michael Dunleavy, Governor, State of Alaska
Request Date: 03/12/20
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 06/29/2021
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter: (PDF, 1 page)
Amount: $1,434,571
Fishery/Area Affected: Washington Fraser River Sockeye, Chinook, Chum, Coho, and Pink Salmon
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Lawrence Solomon, Chairman, Lummi Nation
Request Date: 03/05/2020; 06/09/2020
Request Letter: Lummi (PDF, 3 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 09/01/2022
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF,
Amount: $11,472,354
Fishery/Area Affected: Washington Fraser River & Skagit River Salmon
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requesters: Brian Cladoosby, Chairman, Swinomish Indian Community; Teri Gobin,
Chair, Tulalip Tribes; Jennifer Washington, Chair, Upper Skagit Indian Tribe
Request Dates: 01/23/2020; 12/31/2019
Request Letter: Swinomish (PDF, 3 pages); Tulalip (PDF, 6 pages); Upper Skagit (PDF, 1 page)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 09/01/2022
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter
Amount: (Swinomish) $2,219,294
(Tulalip) $1,644,420
(Upper Skagit) $294,802
Fishery/Area Affected: New York bay scallop fishery
Region: Greater Atlantic Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Governor Andrew Cuomo
Request Date: 12/06/2019
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 06/29/2021
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a); IFA 308(d)
Determination Letter: (PDF, 1 page)
Amount: $796,930
Fishery/Area Affected: Chehalis River spring chinook salmon Chehalis Reservation fishery
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester(s): Harry Pickernell, Sr., Chairman, Confederate Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation
Request Date: 08/02/2019
Request Letter (PDF, 4 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 06/29/2021
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter: (PDF 1 page)
Amount: $153,670
Fishery/Area Affected: Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe Puget Sound coho salmon fishery
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester(s): Jeremy Sullivan, Chairman, Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe
Request Date: 07/01/2019
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 06/29/2021
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter: (PDF, 1 page)
Amount: $116,806
Fishery/Area Affected: California Pacific Sardine Fishery
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester(s): Gov. Gavin Newsom (CA)
Request Date: 06/18/2019
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 10/30/2019
Press Release
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a); IFA 308(d)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Amount: $2,218,904
Fishery/Area Affected: Multiple Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama fisheries
Region: Southeast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester(s): Gov. Phil Bryant (MS), Gov. John Bel Edwards (LA), Gov. Kay Ivey (AL)
Request Date: 05/31/2019, 06/13/2019, 07/10/2019
Mississippi Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages) Louisiana Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages) Alabama Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 10/30/2019
Press Release
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a) and MSA 315
Mississippi Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page), Louisiana Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page), Alabama Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Amounts: (Total) $88,301,898
(Louisiana) $58,343,185
(Mississippi) $21,311,804
(Alabama) $8,646,909
Fishery/Area Affected: Mullet, red grouper, and stone crab fisheries
Region: Southeast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Gov. Ron DeSantis (FL)
Request Date: 05/24/2019
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Denied
Determination Date: 06/29/2021
Cause of Disaster: N/A
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a); IFA 308(d)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Fishery/Area Affected: 2016 and 2017 California Red Sea Urchin Fishery (Northern Management Zone)
Region: West Coast
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Gov. Gavin Newsom (CA)
Request Date: 02/28/2019
Request Letter (PDF, 3 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 10/30/2019
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a); IFA 308(d)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Amount: $3,329,343
Fishery/Area Affected: 2018 Yurok Tribe Klamath River Fall Chinook Commercial Fishery
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Joseph L. James, Chairman, Yurok Tribe
Request Date: 02/11/2019
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 10/30/2019
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Amount: $2,226,068
Fishery/Area Affected: Alaska sockeye salmon fishery, Chignik Management Area
Region: Alaska Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Gov. Bill Walker (AK)
Request Date: 11/28/2018
Request Letter (PDF, 3 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 10/30/2019
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Amount: $10,327,039
Fishery/Area Affected: North Carolina fisheries
Region: Southeast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Gov. Roy Cooper (NC)
Request Date: 11/01/2018
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 12/6/2018
Press Release
Cause of Disaster: Natural Causes (Hurricane Florence)
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a); IFA 308(b)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Amount: $7,728,000
Fishery/Area Affected: Florida fisheries
Region: Southeast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Gov. Rick Scott (FL)
Request Date: 10/23/2018
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 10/31/2018
Press Release
Cause of Disaster: Natural Causes (Hurricane Michael)
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a); IFA 308(b)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Amount: $7,812,000
Fishery/Area Affected: Southeast Georgia and South Carolina brown, pink, and white penaeid shrimp fisheries
Region: Southeast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester(s): Steve L. Howard, County Administrator, Camden County; Albert J. Scott, Chairman, Chatham County Board of Commissioners, Mark. R. Stambaugh, Glynn County Commissioner (GA); Governor Henry McMaster (SC)
Request Date: 5/18/2018, 5/29/18, 7/13/18, 11/16/18
Camden County Request Letter (PDF, 1 page), Chatham County Request Letter (PDF 2 pages), Glynn County Request Letter (PDF, 1 page) South Carolina Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 09/25/2019
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a); IFA 308(b)(d)
Camden County Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page), Chatham County Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page), Glynn County Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page), South Carolina Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Amounts: GA: $3,442,913/SC: $3,938,245
Fishery/Area Affected: Throughout the Gulf of Alaska
Region: Alaska Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Gov. Bill Walker (AK)
Request Date: 03/08/2018
Request Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 09/25/2019
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Amount: $24,416,440
Fishery/Area Affected: Washington State Coho and Chinook Salmon Fisheries
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Nate Tyler, Chairman, Makah Tribal Council
Request Date: 03/14/2018
Request Letter (PDF, 6 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 09/24/2018
Press Release (PDF, 1 page)
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Funding Authority: P.L 115-141
Amount: $1,654,000
Fishery/Area Affected: Texas Fisheries
Region: Southeast
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Gov. Greg Abbott (TX)
Request Date: 02/14/2018
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 03/20/2018
Cause of Disaster: Natural Causes (Hurricane Harvey)
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a); IFA 308(b)
Determination Letter: (PDF, 1 page)
Appropriation
Funding Authority: P.L. 115-123
Amount: $13,945,263
Fishery/Area Affected: Washington State Coho Salmon Fisheries
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Charles Woodruff, Chairman, Quileute Tribal Council
Request Date: 05/04/2017
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 09/24/2018
Press Release (PDF, 1 page)
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a), IFA 308 (d)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Funding Authority: P.L 115-141
Amount: $970,000
Fishery/Area Affected: Florida fisheries (Irma); USVI fisheries and Puerto Rico fisheries (Irma & Maria)
Region: Southeast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Gov. Rick Scott (FL), Gov. Kenneth E. Mapp (USVI), Gov. Ricardo Rossello Nevares (PR)
Request Date: 10/02/2017, 10/06/2017, 11/07/2017
Request Letter: Florida (PDF, 2 pages), Virgin Islands (PDF, 2 pages), Puerto Rico (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 02/08/2018
Cause of Disaster: Natural Cause (Hurricanes Irma and Maria)
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a); MSA 315; IFA 308(b)
Determination Letter: Florida (PDF, 1 page), Virgin Islands (PDF, 1 page), Puerto Rico (PDF, 1 page)
Appropriation
Funding Authority: P.L. 115-123
Amount: $66,738,161
Fishery/Area Affected: California Red Sea Urchin Fishery
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Acting Gov. Gavin Newsom (CA)
Request Date: 09/05/2017
Request Letter (PDF, 3 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Denied
Determination Date: 09/24/2018
Press Release (PDF, 1 page)
Cause of Disaster: N/A
Determination Authority: N/A
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Appropriation
Funding Authority: N/A
Amount: N/A
Fishery/Area Affected: California Pacific Sardine Fishery
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Acting Gov. Gavin Newsom (CA)
Request Date: 09/05/2017
Request Letter (PDF, 3 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 09/24/2018
Press Release (PDF, 1 page)
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a), IFA 308 (d)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Appropriation
Funding Authority: P.L 115-141
Amount: $1,640,000
Fishery/Area Affected: Oregon and California Klamath River Fall Chinook Salmon Fishery
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Ryan Jackson, Chairman, Hoopa Valley Tribe; Thomas P. O’Rourke, Chairperson, Yurok Tribal Council; Govs. Edmund G. Brown Jr. (CA) and Kate Brown (OR)
Request Date: 03/13/2017, 04/25/2017, 05/24/2017
Request Letter: Hoopa (PDF, 2 pages), Yurok (PDF, 2 pages), California and Oregon (PDF, 5 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 09/24/2018
Press Release (PDF, 1 page)
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a), IFA 308(b), IFA 308(d)
Determination Letters: Hoopa, Yurok, California, and Oregon (PDF, each 1 page)
Appropriation
Funding Authority: P.L 115-141
Amount: $8,886,000
Fishery/Area Affected: Washington State Coho and Pink Salmon Fisheries
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Maria Lopez, Chairwoman, Hoh Tribal Council; Shawn Yanity, Chairman, Stillaguamish Indian Tribe; Katherine Canete, General Manager, Nooksack Indian Tribe; Virginia Cross, Chairperson, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe; Charles Woodruff, Chairman, Quileute Tribal Council; Doreen Maloney, Director of Treaty Entitlements, Upper Skagit Indian Tribe; Leonard Forsman, Chairman, Suquamish Tribal Council
Request Dates: 07/27/2016, 02/10/2017, 03/08/2017, 04/04/2017, 05/04/2017; 01/20/2017; 03/08/2018
Request Letters: Hoh (PDF, 4 pages), Stillaguamish (PDF, 1 page), Nooksack (PDF, 1 page), Muckleshoot (PDF, 4 pages), Quileute (PDF, 2 pages), Upper Skagit (PDF, 3 pages) Suquamish (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 09/24/2018
Press Release (PDF, 1 page)
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letters: Hoh, Stillaguamish, Nooksack, Muckleshoot, Quileute, Upper Skagit, Suquamish (PDF, each 1 page)
Appropriation
Funding Authority: P.L 115-141
Amount: $3,856,000
Fishery/Area Affected: Pink Salmon Fisheries in Prince William Sound, Kodiak Management Area, Chignik Management Area, Lower Cook Inlet Management Area, Southeast Alaska, South Alaska Peninsula, and Yakutat Area
Region: Alaska
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Gov. Bill Walker and Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott (AK)
Request Date: 09/19/2016, 09/28/2016, 10/26/2016
Request Letter: 09/19/2016 (PDF, 3 pages), 09/28/2016 (PDF, 2 pages), 10/26/2016 (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 01/18/2017
Press Release (PDF)
Cause of Disaster: N/A
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Appropriation
Funding Authority: P.L. 115-123
Amount: $56,361,332
Fishery/Area Affected: Ocean Salmon Troll Fishery
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Gov. Jay Inslee (WA)
Request Date: 09/14/2016
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 01/18/2017
Press Release: PDF
Cause of Disaster: Natural Causes (warm ocean conditions)
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a), IFA 308(d)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Appropriation
Funding Authority: P.L. 115-123
Amount: $834,401
Fishery/Area Affected: Klamath River Commercial Fishery
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Thomas P. O'Rourke, Sr., Chairperson, Yurok Tribe
Request Date: 07/20/2016
Request Letter (PDF, 5 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 01/18/2017
Press Release
Cause of Disaster: Natural Causes (warm ocean conditions)
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Appropriation
Funding Authority: P.L. 115-123
Amount: $3,864,904
Fishery/Area Affected: Dungeness Crab Fishery, Quileute Tribe Treaty Area
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Charles Woodruff, Chairman, Quileute Tribal Council
Request Date: 06/23/2016
Request Letter (PDF, 5 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 01/18/2017
Press Release (PDF)
Cause of Disaster: Natural Causes (harmful algal blooms)
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a), IFA 308(d)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Appropriation
Funding Authority: P.L. 115-123
Amount: $1,481,199
Fishery/Area Affected: South Puget Sound Coho, Chinook, and Chum Salmon
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Joseph C. Peters, Natural Resources Policy Representative, Squaxin Island Tribe; Mr. Jeremy Sullivan, Chairman, Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe; Mr. W. Ron Allen, Chairman/ CEO Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe; Farron McCloud, Chairman, Nisqually Indian Tribe
Request Date: 05/09/2016, 06/22/2016, 07/05/2016, 07/31/2016
Request Letter: Squaxin (PDF, 1 page), Port Gamble (PDF, 2 pages), Jamestown (PDF, 1 page), Nisqually (PDF, 4 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 01/18/2017
Press Release
Cause of Disaster: Natural Causes (warm ocean conditions)
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter: Squaxin (PDF, 1 page), Port Gamble (PDF, 1 page), Jamestown (PDF, 1 page), Nisqually (PDF, 1 page)
Appropriation
Funding Authority: P.L 115-123
Amount: $13,542,624
Fishery/Area Affected: California Dungeness Crab and Rock Crab
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr., (CA)
Request Date: 02/09/2016
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 01/18/2017
Press Release
Cause of Disaster: Natural Causes (harmful algal bloom)
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a), IFA 308(d)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Appropriation
Funding Authority: P.L. 115-123
Amount: $25,797,268
Fishery/Area Affected: Willapa Bay, Grays Harbor and Queets River
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Gov. Jay Inslee (WA); Fawn R. Sharp, President, Quinault Indian Nation
Request Date: 09/14/2016; 11/23/2015
Request Letter: Washington State (PDF, 2 pages); Quinault (PDF, 3 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 01/18/2017
Press Release: Press Release (PDF)
Cause of Disaster: Natural Causes (warm ocean conditions)
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter: Washington State (PDF, 1 page); Quinault (PDF, 1 page)
Appropriation
Funding Authority: P.L. 115-123
Amount: $14,606,939
Fishery/Area Affected: Fraser River Sockeye Salmon
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Brian Cladoosby, Chairman, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community; Timothy J. Greene Sr., Chairman, Makah Tribal Council; Frances G. Charles, Chairwoman, Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe
Request Date: 01/13/2015, 01/20/2015, 02/25/2015
Request Letter: Swinomish (PDF, 2 pages), Makah (PDF, 2 pages), Elwha (PDF, 4 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Swinomish: Denied, Makah: Approved, Elwha: Approved
Determination Date: 01/18/2017
Press Release
Cause of Disaster: Natural Causes (warm ocean conditions)
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter: Swinomish (PDF, 1 page), Makah (PDF, 1 page), Elwha (PDF, 1 page)
Appropriation
Funding Authority: P.L. 115-123
Amount: $2,827,909
Fishery/Area Affected: White Shrimp (GA)
Region: Southeast Region
Requester: Gov. Nathan Deal (GA)
Request Date: 02/10/2014
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 08/24/2015
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: Natural Cause (Excessive Rainfall, Disease)
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Funding Authority: P.L 115-141
Amount: $1,062,000
Fishery/Area Affected: Fraser River Sockeye Salmon (WA)
Region: West Coast Region
Requester: Chairman Tim Ballew II, Lummi Nation
Request Date: 10/28/2013
Request Letter (PDF, 8 pages)
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 01/14/2014
Press Release (PDF, 1 page)
Cause of Disaster: Natural Disaster of Unknown Causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Funding Authority: P.L. 115-141
Amount: $1,932,000
Fishery/Area Affected: Louisiana Commercial Fishery
Region: Southeast Region
Requester: Gov. Bobby Jindal (LA)
Request Date: 01/14/2013
Request Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Determination: Withdrawn
Determination Date: N/A
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: N/A
Determination Authority: N/A
Determination Letter: N/A
Funding Authority: N/A
Amount: N/A
Fishery/Area Affected: Commercial and Recreational Fishing Industry
Region: Greater Atlantic Region
Requester: Gov. Chris Christie (NJ)
Request Date: 11/13/2012
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 11/16/2012
Press Release (PDF, 2 pages)
Cause of Disaster: Natural Cause (Storm Sandy)
Determination Authority: MSA 315, IFA 308(d)
Determination Letter: New York (PDF, 1 page), New Jersey (PDF, 1 page)
Funding Authority: PL 113-2 (PDF, 2 pages), PL 113-76 (PDF, 639 pages)
Amount: $7,846,160
Fishery/Area Affected: Nelson Lagoon Sockeye 2010-2012
Region: Alaska
Requester: Mayor Stanley Mack, Aleutians East Borough (AK)
Request Date: 09/07/2012
Request Letter (PDF, 3 pages)
Determination: Denied
Determination Date: 09/08/2015
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: N/A
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a), IFA 308(b)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Funding Authority: N/A
Amount: N/A
Fishery/Area Affected: Oyster, FL Panhandle and Apalachicola Bay
Region: Southeast Region
Requester: Gov. Rick Scott (FL)
Request Date: 09/06/2012, 11/07/2012
Request Letter: 09/06/2012 (PDF, 16 pages), 11/07/2012 (PDF, 2 pages)
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 08/12/2013
Press Release (PDF, 1 page)
Cause of Disaster: Natural Cause (Drought)
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a), IFA 308(b)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Funding Authority (PDF, 639 pages)
Amount: $6,316,533
Fishery/Area Affected: Yukon River, Kuskokwim River, and Cook Inlet
Region: Alaska
Requester: Gov. Sean Parnell (AK); Julie Kitka, President of the Alaska Federation of Natives
Request Date: 07/11/2012, 07/14/2012, 08/16/2012
Request Letter: AFN (PDF, 2 pages), Alaska - July (PDF, 7 pages), Alaska - August (PDF, 3 pages)
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 09/12/2012
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: Natural Disaster of Unknown Causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a), IFA 308(b)
Determination Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Funding Authority (PDF, 639 pages)
Amount: $20,797,524
Fishery/Area Affected: Oyster
Region: Southeast Region
Requester: Gov. Rick Perry (TX)
Request Date: 03/26/2012
Request Letter (PDF, 4 pages)
Determination: Denied
Determination Date: 10/05/2012
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: N/A
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a), IFA 308(b)(d)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Funding Authority: N/A
Amount: N/A
Fishery/Area Affected: MA, ME, NH, CT, RI, and NY
Region: Greater Atlantic Region
Requester: Govs. Deval L. Patrick (MA), Paul R. LePage (ME), John H. Lynch (NH), Dannel P. Malloy (CT), and Lincoln D. Chafee (RI)
Request Date: 11/15/2011, 11/21/2011, 01/13/2012, 08/23/2012, 08/24/2012
Request Letter: Maine (PDF, 3 pages), Massachusetts (PDF, 6 pages), New Hampshire (PDF, 3 pages), Connecticut (PDF, 2 pages), Rhode Island (PDF, 2 pages)
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 09/13/2012
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: Natural Disaster of Unknown Causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a), IFA 308(b)
Determination Letter: Maine (PDF, 1 page), Massachusetts (PDF, 1 page), New Hampshire (PDF, 1 page), Connecticut (PDF, 1 page), Rhode Island (PDF, 1 page), New York (PDF, 1 page)
Funding Authority (PDF, 639 pages)
Amount: $32,847,955
Fishery/Area Affected: Mississippi Commercial
Region: Southeast Region
Requester: Gov. Haley Barbour (MS) (Dewey Phillip Bryant)
Request Date: 06/22/2011
Request Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 09/12/2012
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: Natural Cause (Flooding)
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a), IFA 308(b)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Funding Authority (PDF, 639 pages)
Amount: $10,941,828
Fishery/Area Affected: Louisiana Commercial Fisheries
Region: Southeast Region
Requester: Gov. Bobby Jindal (LA)
Request Date: 05/13/2011
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Determination: Withdrawn
Determination Date: 04/09/2012
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: N/A
Determination Authority: N/A
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Funding Authority: N/A
Amount: N/A
Fishery/Area Affected: West Coast Salmon
Region: West Coast Region
Requester: Gov. Theodore R. Kulongoski (OR)
Request Date: 10/26/2010
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 05/27/2011
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: Natural Disaster of Unknown Causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a), IFA 308(d)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Funding Authority (PDF, 629 pages)
Amount: $170,000,000 (Cont'd from FY08/FY09)
Fishery/Area Affected: Oyster Industry Processors/Dealers
Region: Greater Atlantic Region
Requester: Gov. Robert F. McDonnell (VA)
Request Date: 09/01/2010
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Determination: Withdrawn
Determination Date: 04/18/2012
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: N/A
Determination Authority: N/A
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Funding Authority: N/A
Amount: N/A
Fishery/Area Affected: Bottomfish (Approved), Pelagic Longline (Denied)
Region: Pacific Island Region
Requester: Gov. Togolia T.A. Tulafono (American Samoa) (Lt. Gov. Faoa A. Sunia)
Request Date: 08/15/2010
Request Letter (PDF, 3 pages)
Determination: Partial Approval
Determination Date: 01/26/2012
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: Natural Cause (Tsunami)
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a), IFA 308(b), IFA 308(d)
Determination Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Funding Authority (PDF, 639 pages)
Amount: $1,000,000
Fishery/Area Affected: West Coast Salmon
Region: West Coast Region
Requester: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (CA)
Request Date: 06/08/2010
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 09/02/2010
Press Release (PDF, 1 page)
Cause of Disaster: Natural Disaster of Unknown Causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a), IFA 308(d)
Determination Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Funding Authority (PDF, 629 pages)
Amount: $170,000,000 (Cont'd from FY08/FY09)
Fishery/Area Affected: Gulf of Mexico (LA, MS, AL, and FL)
Region: Southeast Region
Requester: Govs. Bobby Jindal (LA) and Haley Barbour (MS)
Request Date: 04/29/2010, 04/30/2010
Request Letter: Louisiana (PDF, 2 pages), Mississippi (PDF, 1 page)
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 05/25/2010, 06/03/2010
Press Release: Florida (PDF, 2 pages), Gulf of Mexico (PDF, 2 pages)
Cause of Disaster: Human Cause (Oil spill)
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter: Mississippi (PDF, 1 page), Louisiana (PDF, 1 page), Florida, (PDF, 1 page), Alabama (PDF, 1 page)
Funding Authority (PDF, 42 pages)
Amount: $26,000,000
Fishery/Area Affected: Norton Sound and Port Clarence Districts Chinook and Chum Salmon
Region: Alaska
Requester:Loretta Bullard, President Kawerak Inc. (on behalf of Bering Strait Region tribes); Art Ivanoff, Chairman, Southern Norton Sound Fish and Game Advisory Committee; and Nelson Angapak, Senior VP, AK Federation of Natives
Request Date: 03/31/2010, 03/07/2011, 03/24/2011
Request Letter: Kawerak (PDF, 4 pages), AFN (PDF, 10 pages), SNSAC (PDF, 2 pages)
Determination: Denied
Determination Date: 01/04/2012
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: N/A
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 3 pages)
Funding Authority: N/A
Amount: N/A
Fishery/Area Affected: Fraser River Sockeye Salmon
Region: West Coast Region
Requester: Henry Cagey, Chairman, Lummi Nation (Chris Colte)
Request Date: 12/14/2009
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 05/27/2011
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: Natural Disaster of Unknown Causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Funding Authority: N/A
Amount: N/A
Fishery/Area Affected: Shellfish
Region: Greater Atlantic Region
Requester: Gov. John Baldacci (ME)
Request Date: 10/05/2009
Request Letter (PDF, 3 pages)
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 12/22/2010
Press Release (PDF, 1 page)
Cause of Disaster: Natural Cause (Harmful algae bloom)
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Funding Authority: N/A
Amount: N/A
Fishery/Area Affected: Yukon River Chinook Salmon
Region: Alaska
Requester: Gov. Sean Parnell (AK)
Request Date: 08/07/2009
Request Letter (PDF, 15 pages)
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 01/15/2010
Press Release (PDF, 2 pages)
Cause of Disaster: Natural Disaster of Unknown Causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Funding Authority (PDF, 42 pages)
Amount: $5,000,000
Fishery/Area Affected: Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish
Region: Southeast Region
Requester: Gov. Charlie Crist (FL) (Rick Scott)
Request Date: 05/06/2009
Request Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Determination: Denied
Determination Date: 04/07/2011
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: N/A
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a), IFA 308(b)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Funding Authority: N/A
Fishery/Area Affected: West Coast Salmon (CA, OR)
Region: West Coast Region
Requester: Govs. Arnold Schwarzenegger (CA) and Theodore R. Kulongoski (OR)
Request Date: 04/21/2009
Request Letter N/A
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 04/30/2009
Press Release (PDF, 2 pages)
Cause of Disaster: Natural (Poor ocean conditions)
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a), IFA 308(d)
Determination Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Funding Authority (PDF, 629 pages)
Amount: (See West Coast Salmon 2008)
Fishery/Area Affected: Hard Clam
Region: Greater Atlantic Region
Requester: Gov. David A. Paterson (NY) (Andrew M. Cuomo)
Request Date: 10/03/2008
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Determination: Denied
Determination Date: 04/06/2011
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: N/A
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a) IFA 308(b)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Funding Authority: N/A
Amount: N/A
Fishery/Area Affected: Maine Multispecies Groundfish
Region: Greater Atlantic Region
Requester: Gov. John E. Baldacci (ME) (Paul LaPage)
Request Date: 09/26/2008
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Determination: Denied
Determination Date: 05/09/2011
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: N/A
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Funding Authority: N/A
Amount: N/A
Amount: N/A
Fishery/Area Affected: Shellfish
Region: Greater Atlantic Region
Requester: Govs. Deval L. Patrick (MA), John E. Baldacci (ME), and John H. Lynch (NH)
Request Date: 09/04/2008
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 11/03/2008
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: Natural Cause (Harmful algae bloom)
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 3 pages)
Funding Authority (PDF, 1 page)
Amount: $5,000,000
Fishery/Area Affected: Gulf of Mexico
Region: Southeast Region
Requester: Gov. Bobby Jindal (LA)
Request Date: 09/03/2008
Request Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 09/16/2008
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: Natural Cause (Hurricanes Gustav and Ike)
Determination Authority: IFA 308(d)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Funding Authority (PDF, 1 page)
Amount: $47,000,000
Fishery/Area Affected: Fraser River Sockeye Salmon
Region: West Coast Region
Requester: Gov. Christine O. Gregoire (WA); Evelyn D. Jefferson, Chairwoman, Lummi Nation; Micah McCarty, Chairman, Makah Tribal Council; M. Brian Cladoosby, Chairman, Swinomish Tribal Community; Frances G. Charles, Chairwoman, Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe; Mel Sheldon, Chairman, The Tulalip Tribe
Request Date: 10/16/2007, 04/29/2008, 05/06/2008, 05/06/2008, 05/14/2008, 09/04/2008
Request Letter: Lummi (PDF, 6 pages), Makah (PDF, 2 pages), Elwha (PDF, 2 pages), Swinomish (PDF, 2 pages), Tulalip (PDF, 2 pages), Washington (PDF, 1 page)
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 11/13//2008
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: Natural Disaster of Unknown Causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 6 pages)
Funding Authority (PDF, 1 page)
Amount: $2,000,000
Fishery/Area Affected: Blue Crab, Chesapeake Bay
Region: Greater Atlantic Region
Requester: Govs. Martin O'Malley (MD) and Timothy M. Kaine (VA)
Request Date: 05/02/2008
Request Letter: Maryland (PDF, 2 pages), Virginia (PDF, 3 pages)
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 09/22/2008
Press Release (PDF, 1 page)
Cause of Disaster: Natural Disaster of Unknown Causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Funding Authority: PL 110-329 (PDF, 1 page) , PL 111-8 (PDF, 5 pages)
Amount: $30,000,000
Fishery/Area Affected: West Coast Salmon (CA, OR, WA)
Region: West Coast Region
Requester: Govs. Arnold Schwarzenegger (CA), Theodore R. Kulongoski (OR), and Christine O. Gregoire (WA); Micah McCarty, Chairman, Makah Tribal Council
Request Date: 03/14/2008, 04/29/2008
Request Letter: CA/OR/WA (PDF, 2 pages), Makah (PDF, 3 pages)
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 04/30/2008
Press Release (PDF, 1 page)
Cause of Disaster: Natural (Poor Ocean Conditions)
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a), IFA 308(b)
Determination Letter: California (PDF, 3 pages), Oregon (PDF, 3 pages), Washington (PDF, 3 pages)
Funding Authority (PDF, 1 page)
Amount: $170,000,000
Fishery/Area Affected: Shark
Region: Southeast Region
Requester: Gov. Charlie Crist (FL) (Rick Scott)
Request Date: 02/29/2008
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Determination: Denied
Determination Date: 04/07/2011
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: N/A
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Funding Authority: N/A
Amount: N/A
Fishery/Area Affected: New Hampshire
Region: Greater Atlantic Region
Requester: Gov. John Lynch (NH)
Request Date: 10/10/2007, 02/27/2008
Request Letter: '07 (PDF, 2 pages), '08 (PDF, 1 page)
Determination: Denied
Determination Date: 08/04/2008
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: N/A
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a) MSA 315
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Funding Authority: N/A
Amount: N/A
Fishery/Area Affected: Bering Sea
Region: Alaska
Requester: Simeon Swetzof, Mayor, St. Paul (AK); Linda Snow, City Manager, St. Paul (AK)
Request Date: 06/07/2007, 07/07/2009
Request Letter: '07 (PDF, 8 pages), '09 (PDF, 12 pages)
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 05/27/2011
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: Natural Disaster of Unknown Causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Funding Authority: N/A
Amount: N/A
Fishery/Area Affected: Multispecies Groundfish
Region: Greater Atlantic Region
Requester: Govs. Devel Patrick (MA), John E. Baldacci (ME), and Donald Carcieri (RI)
Request Date: 02/21/2007, 04/20/2007, 06/04/2007
Request Letter: Maine (PDF, 2 pages), Massachusetts (PDF, 2 pages), Rhode Island (PDF, 3 pages)
Determination: Denied
Determination Date: 10/22/2007
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: N/A
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a), MSA 315
Determination Letter (PDF, 3 pages)
Funding Authority: N/A
Amount: N/A
Fishery/Area Affected: Bering Sea
Region: Alaska
Requester: Simeon Swetzof, Mayor, St. Paul (AK); Linda Snow, City Manager, St. Paul (AK)
Request Date: 10/23/2006
Request Letter (PDF, 15 pages)
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 07/19/2007
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: Natural Disaster of Unknown Causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Funding Authority: N/A
Amount: N/A
Fishery/Area Affected: Klamath River Basin
Region: West Coast Region
Requester: Govs. Arnold Schwarzenegger (CA), and Theodore Kulongoski (OR); Michael Delbar, Chairman, Mendocino Co. (CA)
Request Date: 05/10/2005, 04/05/2006
Request Letter: Mendocino County (PDF, 2 pages), Washington (PDF, 2 pages)
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 07/06/2006, 08/10/2006
Press Release (PDF, 2 pages)
Cause of Disaster: Natural Causes (Drought, poor ocean conditions)
Determination Authority: IFA 308(d)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Funding Authority (PDF, 1 page)
Amount: $60,400,000
Fishery/Area Affected: Gulf of Mexico Fisheries
Region: Southeast Region
Requester: Govs. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco (LA), Bob Riley (AL), Haley Barbour (MS), and Jeb Bush (FL)
Request Date: 12/09/2005
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 09/08/2005, 10/03/2005
Press Release (PDF, 2 pages)
Cause of Disaster: Natural Cause (Hurricane)
Determination Authority: IFA 308(d), MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 4 pages)
Funding Authority: PL 110-28 (PDF, 1 page), PL 109-234 (PDF, 5 pages)
Amount: $213,000,000
Fishery/Area Affected: Shellfish
Region: Greater Atlantic Region
Requester: Gov. Donald L. Carcieri (RI)
Request Date: 11/16/2005
Request Letter (PDF, 2 page)
Determination: Undetermined
Determination Date: N/A
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: N/A
Determination Authority: N/A
Determination Letter: N/A
Funding Authority: N/A
Amount: N/A
Fishery/Area Affected: Shellfish
Region: Greater Atlantic Region
Requester: Gov. John Baldacci (ME)
Request Date: 06/14/2005
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 06/22/2005
Press Release (PDF, 2 pages)
Cause of Disaster: Natural Cause (Harmful algae bloom)
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Funding Authority (PDF, 5 pages)
Amount: $2,000,000
Fishery/Area Affected: Shellfish
Region: Greater Atlantic Region
Requester: Gov. Mitt Romney (MA)
Request Date: 06/10/2005
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 06/16/2005
Press Release (PDF, 2 pages)
Cause of Disaster: Natural Cause (Harmful algae bloom)
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Funding Authority (PDF, 5 pages)
Amount: $2,000,000
Fishery/Area Affected: Bering Sea
Region: Alaska
Requester: Gov. Tony Knowles (AK); Simeon Swetzof, Mayor, St. Paul (AK); John R. Merulief, City Manager, St. Paul (AK)
Request Date: 09/16/2003
Request Letter (PDF, 11 pages)
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 02/22/2005
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: Natural Disaster of Unknown Causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Funding Authority: N/A
Amount: N/A
Fishery/Area Affected: Commercial, Recreational, Subsistence, Other Fishing Industry
Region: Pacific Island Region
Requester: Govs. Felix P. Carnacho (Guam), and Juan N. Babauta (N. Mariana Islands)
Request Date: 03/17/2003, 03/31/2003
Request Letter: Guam (PDF, 3 pages), CNMI (PDF, 7 page)
Determination: Denied
Determination Date: 09/07/2006
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: N/A
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a), IFA 308(b), IFA 308(d)
Determination Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Funding Authority: N/A
Amount: N/A
Fishery/Area Affected: Blue Crab
Region: Southeast Region
Requester: Gov. Roy Barnes (GA)
Request Date: 12/11/2002
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 05/14/2003
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: N/A
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Funding Authority (PDF, 544 pages)
Amount: $5,000,000
Fishery/Area Affected: Bering Sea
Region: Alaska
Requester: Gov. Tony Knowles (AK); Simeon Swetzof, Mayor, St. Paul (AK); John R. Merulief, City Manager, St. Paul (AK)
Request Date: 05/02/2002
Request Letter: (PDF, 11 pages)
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 11/13/2002, 11/17/2003
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: Natural Disaster of Unknown Causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Funding Authority: N/A
Amount: N/A
Fishery/Area Affected: Bering Sea
Region: Alaska
Requester: Gov. Tony Knowles (AK); Simeon Swetzof, Mayor, St. Paul (AK); John R. Merulief, City Manager, St. Paul (AK)
Request Date: 06/04/2001
Request Letter (PDF, 11 pages)
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 11/29/2001
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: Natural Disaster of Unknown Causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 4 pages)
Funding Authority: N/A
Amount: N/A
Fishery/Area Affected: Spiny Dogfish (VA)
Region: Greater Atlantic Region
Requester: Gov. James S. Gilmore (VA)
Request Date: 12/11/2000
Request Letter: N/A
Determination: Denied
Determination Date: 01/19/2001
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: N/A
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter: N/A
Funding Authority: N/A
Amount: N/A
Fishery/Area Affected: Fraser River Sockeye Salmon (WA)
Region: West Coast Region
Requester: Gov. Gary Locke (WA); Gordon Adams, Vice Chair, Lummi Nation
Request Date: 07/03/2000, 09/28/2001
Request Letter: Washington (PDF, 2 pages), Lummi (PDF, 18 pages)
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 11/13/2002, 12/10/2002
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: Natural Disaster of Unknown Causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Funding Authority: N/A
Amount: N/A
Fishery/Area Affected: Norton Sound (New), Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers
Region: Alaska
Requester: Gov. Tony Knowles (AK)
Request Date: 07/28/2000
Request Letter: N/A
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 08/08/2000
Press Release (PDF, 2 pages)
Cause of Disaster: Natural Disaster of Unknown Causes (Continued low returns over time)
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a), IFA 308(b)
Determination Letter (PDF, 4 pages)
Funding Authority: PL 106-78 (PDF, 2 pages), PL 106-554 (PDF, 1 page)
Amount: $22,500,000
Fishery/Area Affected: Bering Sea
Region: Alaska
Requester: Gov. Tony Knowles (AK); Simeon Swetzof, Mayor, St. Paul (AK); John R. Merulief, City Manager, St. Paul (AK)
Request Date: 01/31/2000, 03/10/2000
Request Letter: Alaska (PDF, 3 pages), St. Paul (PDF, 8 pages)
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 05/16/2000
Press Release (PDF, 2 pages)
Cause of Disaster: Natural Disaster of Unknown Causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 5 pages)
Funding Authority (PDF, 5 pages)
Amount: $10,000,000
Fishery/Area Affected: Hawaii Longline
Region: Pacific Island Region
Requester: Gov. Benjamin J. Cayetano (HI)
Request Date: N/A
Request Letter: N/A
Determination: Denied
Determination Date: 02/07/2000
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: N/A
Determination Authority: MSA 312
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Funding Authority: N/A
Amount: N/A
Fishery/Area Affected: Blue Crab, White Shrimp, Oyster, Scallop, Flounder, Snapper, and Grouper
Region: Southeast Region
Requester: Gov. Jim Hunt (NC)
Request Date: N/A
Request Letter: N/A
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 09/22/1999
Press Release (PDF, 2 pages)
Cause of Disaster: Natural Cause (Hurricanes Dennis, Floyd, and Irene)
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 3 pages)
Funding Authority (PDF, 5 pages)
Amount: $5,900,000
Fishery/Area Affected: Long Island Sound Lobster (CT, NY)
Region: Greater Atlantic Region
Requester: Govs. John G. Rowland (CT) and George E. Pataki (NY)
Request Date: 12/07/1999 (CT), 12/09/1999 (NY)
Request Letter: N/A
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 01/26/2000
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: Natural Cause (Extensive lobster mortality)
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter: N/A
Funding Authority (PDF, 5 pages)
Amount: $13,900,000
Fishery/Area Affected: West Coast Groundfish (CA, OR, WA)
Region: West Coast Region
Requester: Govs. Gray Davis (CA); John A. Kitzhaber (OR); and Gary Locke (WA)
Request Date: 10/28/1999, 11/05/1999, 01/18/2000
Request Letter: California (PDF, 1 page), Oregon (PDF, 2 pages)
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 01/19/2000
Press Release (PDF, 2 pages)
Cause of Disaster: Natural Disaster of Unknown Causes; Sustained decline in recruitment
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter: N/A
Funding Authority (PDF, 5 pages)
Amount: $5,000,000
Fishery/Area Affected: Spiny Lobster and Stone Crab (Monroe County, FL)
Region: Southeast Region
Requester: Gov. Jeb Bush (FL)
Request Date: 03/30/1999
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 09/20/1999
Press Release (PDF, 1 page)
Cause of Disaster: Natural Cause (1998 Hurricanes Mitch and Georges)
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Funding Authority (PDF, 5 pages)
Amount: $4,800,000
Fishery/Area Affected: Bristol Bay, Kuskokwim and Yukon Rivers
Region: Alaska
Requester: Gov. Tony Knowles (AK)
Request Date: 08/13/1998
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 09/09/1998
Press Release (PDF, 2 pages)
Cause of Disaster: Natural Disaster of Unknown Causes (Extremely low salmon returns possibly due to El Niño)
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 5 pages)
Funding Authority (PDF, 2 pages)
Amount: $50,000,000
Fishery/Area Affected: West Coast Salmon (CA, OR, WA)
Region: West Coast Region
Requester: Gov. Gary Locke (WA)
Request Date: 04/23/1998
Request Letter (PDF, 7 pages)
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 08/07/1998
Press Release (PDF, 2 pages)
Cause of Disaster: Natural Disaster (Environmental fluctuations including flooding, man-made causes, hydropower, agriculture, logging and urban development)
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 5 pages)
Funding Authority (PDF, 7 pages)
Amount: $11,000,000
Fishery/Area Affected: LA and MS Brown Shrimp
Region: Southeast Region
Requester: Gov. M.J. Mike Foster, Jr. (LA); Larry B. Simpson (Executive Director, Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission)
Request Date: 10/10/1997, 07/25/1997
Request Letter: Louisiana (PDF, 1 page), GSMFC (PDF, 4 pages)
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 08/07/1998
Press Release (PDF, 3 pages)
Cause of Disaster: Natural Cause (1997 Flooding)
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Funding Authority (PDF, 7 pages)
Amount: $2,000,000
Fishery/Area Affected: Oyster and Finfish
Region: Southeast Region
Requester: Govs. Kirk Fordice (MS) and M.J. Mike Foster, Jr. (LA); Larry B. Simpson, Executive Director, Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission
Request Date: 11/22/1996, 10/10/1997, 07/25/1997
Request Letter: Mississippi (PDF, 2 pages), Louisiana (PDF, 1 page), GSMFC (PDF, 4 pages)
Determination: Denied
Determination Date: 08/07/1998
Press Release (PDF, 3 pages)
Cause of Disaster: N/A
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter: N/A
Funding Authority: N/A
Amount: N/A
Fishery/Area Affected: Bristol Bay and Kuskokwim River
Region: Alaska
Requester: Gov. Tony Knowles (AK)
Request Date: 08/11/1997
Request Letter (PDF, 7 pages)
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 11/05/1997
Press Release (PDF, 2 pages)
Cause of Disaster: Natural Disaster of Unknown Causes (Extremely low salmon returns due to unknown causes, possibly El Niño)
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 4 pages)
Funding Authority (PDF, 1 page)
Amount: $7,000,000
Fishery/Area Affected: West Coast Salmon (CA, OR, WA)
Region: West Coast Region
Requester: Govs. John A. Kitzhaber (OR) and Mike Lowry (WA)
Request Date: 06/27/1995
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 08/02/1995
Press Release (PDF, 4 pages)
Cause of Disaster: Natural Disaster (Environmental factors: drought, less than normal snow pack, flooding, poor ocean upwelling compounded by continuing effects of El Niño and years of drought.)
Determination Authority: IFA 308(d)
Determination Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Funding Authority (PDF, 3 pages)
Amount: $13,000,000
Fishery/Area Affected: New England Multispecies Groundfish
Region: Greater Atlantic Region
Requester: N/A
Request Date: N/A
Request Letter: N/A
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 08/02/1995
Press Release (PDF, 4 pages)
Cause of Disaster: Natural Disaster of Unknown Causes - exacerbated by overfishing
Determination Authority: IFA 308(b)
Determination Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Funding Authority (PDF, 3 pages)
Amount: $25,000,000
Fishery/Area Affected: Gulf of Mexico
Region: Southeast Region
Requester: N/A
Request Date: N/A
Request Letter: N/A
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 08/02/1995
Press Release (PDF, 4 pages)
Cause of Disaster: Natural Cause (Hurricane and Flooding: 1992 Hurricane Andrew; 1994 Tropical Storms Alberto and Beryl; 1996 Hurricanes Allison, Erin, Opal)
Determination Authority: IFA 308(d)
Determination Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Funding Authority (PDF, 3 pages)
Amount: $15,000,000
Fishery/Area Affected: West Coast Salmon (CA, OR, WA)
Region: West Coast Region
Requester: N/A
Request Date: N/A
Request Letter: N/A
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 05/25/1994
Press Release (PDF, 3 pages)
Cause of Disaster: Natural Causes (El Niño, Drought, Flooding, Poor Ocean Conditions)
Determination Authority: IFA 308(d)
Determination Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Funding Authority (PDF, 3 pages)
Amount: $15,700,000
Fishery/Area Affected: New England Multispecies Groundfish
Region: Greater Atlantic Region
Requester: Gov. William Weld (MA)
Request Date: N/A
Request Letter: N/A
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 03/18/1994
Press Release:
Cause of Disaster: Natural Disaster of Unknown Causes
Determination Authority: IFA 308(b)
Determination Letter:
Funding Authority:
Amount: $30,000,000
Fishery/Area Affected: N/A
Region: Southeast Region
Requester: N/A
Request Date: N/A
Request Letter: N/A
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 08/02/1995
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: Natural Cause
Determination Authority: IFA 308(b)
Determination Letter: N/A
Funding Authority:
Amount: $10,000,000
NOAA Fisheries staff in the field at a restoration project site in Louisiana. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.
A school of lined butterflyfish swim above a shallow coral reef at Kona, Hawaii. Credit: Christine Shepard.
